University of Strathclyde (Scotland) Campus Visit and Workshop

Monday, October 23, 2017

University of Waterloo Participants: Bissan Ghaddar (Assistant Professor, Management Sciences), Claudio Cañizares (Professor and Hydro One Chair, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Olaf Weber (Professor, School of Environment, Enterprise and Development), Roydon Fraser (Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering), Eric Croiset (Professor and Chair, Chemical Engineering), Mahesh Pandey (Professor and UNENE Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering).

University of Strathclyde Participants: John Quigley (Dept Head, Management Sciences), David Comerford (Research Associate in Economics and Environmental Modelling, Fraser of Allander Institute, Grant Allan (Senior Lecturer, Economics, and Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, Kerem Akartunali (Associate Professor, Management Science), Stuart McIntyre (Lecturer, Economics, and course co-Director of the MSc in Global Energy Management), Alex Dickson (Senior Lecturer, Economics), and Matthew Revie (Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Management Sciences).

Major research themes (Day 1): Renewable Energy Grid System Integration, Electrical Vehicle Charging, Environmental Planning, Data Mining/Analytics, and Environmental Sustainability

Major research themes (Day 2): Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM), Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), and Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Sequestration

Agenda

DAY 1 – OCT 23, 2017 

8:30am – 9:00pm 

Coffee and Networking 

9:00am – 9:30am  

Introduction 

  • Dr. Ian Rowlands, Associate Vice-President, International – 15 min 

  • Dr. John Quigley (UOS) – 15 min 

9:30am – 10:00am 

Renewable Energy Grid System Integration 

  • Dr. Claudio Canizares (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr David Comerford (UOS) – 15 min 

10:00am – 10:30am  

Electrical Vehicle Charging 

  • Dr. Roydon Fraser (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr. Stuart McIntyre (UOS) – 15 min 

10:30am – 10:45am  

Break 

10:45am – 11:15am 

Environmental Planning 

  • TBD (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr. Grant Allen (UOS) – 15 min 

11:15am – 11:45am 

Data Mining/Analytics 

  • Dr. Bissan Ghaddar (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr. Kerem Akartunali (UOS) – 15 min 

11:45am – 12:15pm 

Environmental Sustainability 

  • Dr. Olaf Weber (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr. Grant Allen (UOS) – 15 min 

12:15pm – 12:30pm 

Summary 

12:30pm – 1:30pm  

Lunch 

1:30pm – 2:45pm  

Group Discussion – Five Breakout Rooms 

Renewable Energy Grid System Integration 

Electrical Vehicle Charging 

Environmental Planning 

Data Mining/Analytics 

Environmental Sustainability 

  1. Dr. Claudio Canizares 

  1. Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya 

  1. Dr. Mehrdad Kazerani 

  1. Dr. John Simpson-Porco 

  1. Dr David Comerford 

  1. Dr Alex Dickson 

  1. Dr. Roydon Fraser 

  1. Dr. Srinivasan Keshav 

  1. Dr Gioele Figus 

  1. Dr Stuart McIntyre 

  1. TBD 

  1. Bronwyn Lazowski 

  1. Dr Grant Allen 

  1. Dr John Quigley 

  1. Dr. Bissan Ghaddar 

  1. Dr Kerem Akartunali 

  1. Dr Matthew Revie 

  1. Dr. Olaf Weber 

  1. Bronwyn Lazowski 

  1. Dr Grant Allen 

2:45pm – 3:15pm  

Quick Report on Progress to Group (permit people to swap between groups at this point) 

3:15pm – 4:30pm 

Group Discussion – Five Breakout Rooms 

Renewable Energy Grid System Integration 

Electrical Vehicle Charging 

Environmental Planning 

Data Mining/Analytics 

Environmental Sustainability 

  1. Dr. Claudio Canizares 

  1. Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya 

  1. Dr. Mehrdad Kazerani 

  1. Dr. John Simpson-Porco 

  1. Dr David Comerford 

  1. Dr Alex Dickson 

  1. Dr. Roydon Fraser 

  1. Dr. Srinivasan Keshav 

  1. Dr Gioele Figus 

  1. Dr Stuart McIntyre 

  1. TBD 

  1. Bronwyn Lazowski 

  1. Dr Grant Allen 

  1. Dr. Bissan Ghaddar 

  1. Dr Kerem Akartunali 

  1. Dr Matthew Revie 

  1. Dr. Olaf Weber 

  1. Bronwyn Lazowski 

  1. Dr Grant Allen 

4:30pm 

End of Day 1 

DAY 2 – OCT 24, 2017 

8:30am – 9:00pm 

Coffee and Networking 

9:00am – 9:30am 

Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) 

  • Dr. Mahesh Pandey (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr Matthew Revie (UOS) – 15 min 

9:30am – 10:00am 

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) 

  • Dr. Giovanni Cascante (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr John Quigley (UOS) – 15 min 

10:00am – 10:30am 

Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Sequestration 

  • Dr. Eric Croiset (UW) – 15 min 

  • Dr Alex Dickson (UOS) – 15 min 

10:30am – 10:45am 

Break 

10:45am – 12:15pm 

Group Discussion – Three Breakout Rooms 

Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) and Sequestration 

Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM) 

Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) 

  1. Dr. Eric Croiset 

  1. Dr Alex Dickson 

  1. Dr Gioele Figus 

  1. Dr David Comerford 

  1. Dr Grant Allen 

  1. Dr. Mikko Jyrkama/Dr. Mahesh Pandey 

  1. Dr Matthew Revie 

  1. Dr Kerem Akartunali 

  1. Dr Stuart McIntyre 

  1. Dr. Giovanni Cascante 

  1. Dr. Fernando Tallavo 

  1. Dr John Quigley 

12:15pm – 12:45pm 

Summary 

12:45pm – 1:00pm  

Wrap-Up 

1:00pm 

End of Day 2